Rekeng hot spring

Rekeng hot spring

Rekeng hot spring: geothermal and hot spring is another feature of Batang, covering both banks of Baqu River and Moqu river.

brief introduction

Cuopugou rekeng hot spring group is the largest geothermal group in Sichuan Province. It is also the largest and most peculiar geothermal landscape in Tibet. The place with the largest unit area is about 2km away from chaluo Township, on the way to cuopu lake. This valley is surrounded by mountains, with a total area of 1 square kilometers on the hillside, beside the highway, in the forest, in the field, under the cliff and beside the river. There is a heat rising everywhere, blocking the clouds and the sun. The heat moves with the wind, thick and thin, bright and dark, and changes in the sun with brilliant brilliance, dreamlike. The temperature of the hot spring here is maintained at about 90 ℃ all the year round. There is a bridge on the river running through the lake. There are more than ten large intermittent fountains under a cliff opposite the bridge. Some of them gush every ten minutes, some only a few times a day, and some of them gush all the year round. The height of the fountains ranges from tens of centimeters to 2 meters. Abundant spring water down the mountain, so that the temperature of the whole hillside rises, giving birth to green moss all over the ground. The spring water here can be bathed, drinkable, and has a certain health care effect.

characteristic

Rekeng hot spring group, the first geothermal Park in Western Sichuan: along the Baqu River, 8 kilometers from Cuola to the cuopugou nature reserve, bursts of hot gas come, which is located in the cuopugou rekeng geothermal field, the first geothermal resource in Sichuan Province. Large and small springs, with different shapes, scatter on the hillside, beside the road, in the forest, in the field, under the cliff, beside the river, and permeate the whole valley, rising with a stream of heat. The heat is light, thick, bright and dark. Under the sunlight, it constantly changes charming colors. The scene is magnificent. Rekeng spring is famous for its high water temperature, rich in minerals and special curative effect on skin diseases and rheumatism.

Among the hot springs in rekeng, the most unique and spectacular are the three famous geysers, the smallest of which erupts every ten minutes. In the cave without a drop of water, the spring slowly gathered and suddenly scattered crystal like spring beads into the air. Soon, the whole cave became dry without a drop of water. The middle hole erupted every two or three hours. The most spectacular geyser erupts only once a day. When it erupted, the water column was as high as four or five meters, and the steam soared into the sky. Under the sunlight, it formed a gorgeous rainbow, which was extremely spectacular. The water temperature was as high as 100 ℃. It was the hottest hot spring on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau.

legend

It is said that King Gesar often bathes here, and the cave where King Gesar bathes is still preserved.

It is popular among local people that the eruption of geysers in hot pits can bring people unexpected good luck.

In summer, farmers and herdsmen drive their livestock to the hot spring to drink mineral water containing nitrate. At the same time, they set up tents to enjoy the hot spring valley like a heaven given yaochi.

At the beginning of 2001, rekeng geothermal field was officially identified as one of the provincial priority geoparks.

Address: Batang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 99.393464

Latitude: 30.404673

Chinese PinYin : Re Keng Wen Quan